G
General Veers
Guest
Monday December 27, 2010
Bogus cops rob businessman and take him on terror ride
By M. SIVANANTHA SHARMA
[email protected]
BUTTERWORTH: Three men masquerading as policemen car-jacked a businessman and relieved him of about RM10,000 in cash and valuables at the North-South Expressway near Sungai Petani.
The 37-year-old victim had earlier conducted a business talk at a hotel in Gurun, Kedah, before driving off in his BMW towards the north-bound lane of the expressway on Christmas Day.
At about 11pm, the three suspects who were in a Honda Civic overtook the BMW at a lonely stretch and flagged the victim down.
One of the suspects remained inside the Civic while the two others introduced themselves as policemen and handcuffed the businessman.
They forced the victim into the back seat and blindfolded him with a cloth before taking over the wheel.
The two robbers stole RM4,000 in cash and valuables worth about RM6,000 before demanding RM50,000 more during a terror ride which lasted for about an hour.
However, the suspects crashed the BMW into a lorry at the Teluk Air Tawar trunk road, near here.
Realising that the BMW’s tyre was punctured, the two robbers fled in the Civic which was trailing behind.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Alias confirmed the incident.
He advised the public to ignore any order to stop their vehicles along the highway, especially if the person is standing beside an unmarked vehicle.
Those having doubts over the identity of any policeman can drive to the nearest police station to lodge a report instead of stopping along the roadside, ACP Zulkifli added.
